Most bodies of water contain minute plastic particles that get trapped at the surface when ice forms. But when the ice melts, the microplastics have changed. According to research recently published ...

There’s a great future in plastics. A new kind of plastic can, when exposed to the right chemicals, break down into the same basic building blocks that it came from and be rebuilt again and again. The ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials ...

Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic end up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever. But our group of materials scientists ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...

Imagine a thin plastic thread inserted into a patient's arteries that, when exposed to light, transforms into a corkscrew-shaped stent to keep blood vessels open. Such shape-shifting materials are a ...

GUANGZHOU, GUANGDONG, CHINA, January 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — As the beauty and personal care industry continues to prioritize sustainability, Amy Plastic Tube ...